55 Cancri A
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55 Cancri
55 Cancri (pronounced /ˈkæŋkraɪ/ or /ˈkæŋkriː/), also cataloged Rho Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc, is a binary star approximately 41 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cancer. The system consists of a yellow dwarf star and a smaller red dwarf star, separated by over 1,000 times the...
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